The War Correspondent Criticism

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The War Correspondent | Criticism

• Bryan Aubrey

  Aubrey holds a Ph.D. in English and has published many articles on poetry. In this essay, he discusses the war reporting of Sir William Howard Russell and the use Carson made of it in “The War Correspondent.”

• David Gardiner

  In the following review, Gardiner points out that many of the poems map the city of Belfast, Ireland, while the prose of William Howard Russell gives a distant echo of the British imperial battles which can still be seen in the names of Belfast streets. In ‘‘The War Correspondent,’’ ‘‘Carson presents the poet as effete looter, taking part in none of the barbarity but trying to preserve it for later generations while looking for beauty for himself.’’

• Thomson Gale

  In the following essay, the critic gives a critical analysis of Carson’s work.

• William Howard Russell

  In the following excerpt, Russell describes the three places Carson presents in ‘‘The War Correspondent’’: Gallipoli, Varna, and Kertch.

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